Here’s another photo from the Alabama Hills area on Christmas morning. This rock formation is known as the Mobius Arch and it shows up in lots of places. You can see a short video about the arch here.
You may have never heard of the Alabama Hills, but I’m sure you’ve seen it in movies and TV commercials. I’ve seen a number of locations where the old westerns were filmed, such as the Iverson Ranch where the Lone Ranger rock is located, and Vasquez Rocks, but the Alabama Hills area is unique because it is a much larger area. The rock formations at the Iverson Ranch covered several acres, where the Alabama Hills area covers several square miles. It’s easy to see why it was such a popular location.
Since I grew up in the Midwest, my perception of the old, Wild West was formed by the movies and TV shows I watched as a boy. It seems like every western was filmed in and around these rock formations, so I thought the entire West looked like that. The reality is that there are just a few isolated areas with rock formations, and most of the West is flat, high desert. The rock formations make a dramatic setting, but they’re not really typical of the area.
